Brief History: Taylor was born in Alaska, but when she was five years old, her dad took her to New York. Jason Brooks was a risk-taker, getting in a lot of get-rich-quick schemes. They lived a rough life when Taylor was young, since her father wasted a lot of money on risks that weren't worth it. When she was around six, there arrived the biggest event of their lives: her father won the New York lottery. It changed their lives.

For seven years they lived a life of luxury. Taylor went to a private school for girls, which she extremely disliked. Her father started working as a businessman to utilize the money he won from the lottery. Everything seemed good to the father and the daughter, until one day, Taylor got very pissed off by her classmates and she pushed them to the swimming pool. Being very angry, she didn't realize that her power was going out-of-control; the water in the pool began freezing, trapping the girls in it. If a teacher hadn't walked in, the girls would have been cold and dead. The Mist prevented the others from seeing what had really happened, but nevertheless Taylor was expelled from the school for 'terrorizing' her schoolmates.

Taylor being expelled wasn't the worst thing that happened. Her father's business started falling, and in a desperate attempt to get his money back, Jason had turned into a gambler. Gambling made the losing-money process faster, and once he realized that, he finally decided to send Taylor to camp. He knew that keeping Taylor with him would only hurt both of them, since the time will come when he wouldn't have the resources to provide her with her basic needs. Taylor has been in the camp ever since.

Physical Appearance: Taylor has auburn hair framing her heart-shaped face. Her eyes are a light shade of blue, and when she is using her power, the irises of her eyes turn white. She is of average height and has a slim build, which she maintains with proper diet and healthy exercise. She is always spotted with a smile on her face, being friendly even to people she doesn't know. She is not picky when it comes to clothes, and usually she just wears a sleeveless shirt paired with jogging pants. She doesn't wear jackets, as being a daughter of Khione makes her oblivious to the cold.

Personality: People describe Taylor to be very confident. She is the type of person who isn't afraid to take risks, like her father. She's quite a tomboy, being the type of girl who prefers skateboarding to shopping. While she may be friendly, deep inside she quickly judges people and relies heavily on first impressions. She is also a stubborn girl, and if she makes a mistake, she wouldn't back down even if she realizes that she is wrong. She can be very cruel when she's pissed off.

Fatal Flaw: Over-confidence. She overestimates herself and takes on things that she couldn't handle.Pets: None.Talents: Taylor can manipulate ice and snow. She can't create them out of thin air, but if water is around, she can freeze it to create chunks of ice that she can control. She can freeze liquids but not solids. She is also oblivious to the cold, but warm weather, especially during summer, can make her feel vulnerable.Weapons: A celestial bronze sword she calls 'νιφάδα χιονιού' or Snowflake. This sword is disguised as a ring.Year-Round or Summer: Year-RoundOther: None

Brief History: Caleb actually lived a normal life before camp. Monsters didn’t really bother with him since he was the son of a minor god. He grew up in New York with both his parents and Owen who was younger than him by four years. For years, he was shunned by his classmates since he was pretty hard to work with due to his bossy and critical attitude. In fact, everyone disliked him. Heck, even his stepfather and his brother ignored him all the time. The only one who bothers with him is his own mother, Rissa.

When Caleb was nearing fourteen, Rissa Wright didn’t know what to do with him anymore. He was a nerd with no friends, like some kind of hermit. Even though he excelled at school (despite his dyslexia and ADHD), Rissa knew that if he kept going this way, he would eventually end up as one of the loneliest people on earth. So on Caleb’s fourteenth birthday, Rissa explained to him what he really was—a demigod. At first Caleb didn’t believe it. After all, he was inclined to believe that something that is not supported by scientific evidence was not real. Even with his complaints and skeptical remarks, Rissa brought him to camp anyway. He only grudgingly accepted the fact that he was the son of a Greek god when he entered the camp and got claimed almost immediately. Caleb was told by his mother that he would stay in Camp Half-Blood for an unspecified time, despite his protests. Rissa’s objective in sending him to camp was to change his personality and make him a better person.

So now, Caleb is stuck in camp for who-knows-how-long.

Physical Appearance: Caleb has spiky brown hair kept that way with a lot of gel. His hazel eyes stare behind his black and gold glasses. He always looks serious with his thin lips and emotionless eyes. His usual outfit comprises of a gray vest over a white long-sleeved shirt and a black pair of pants. He is taller than boys his age, standing at 5’9”. Overall, he kinda looks like a geek.

Personality: Like his godly father, Caleb likes to criticize everything. Pointing out flaws is his specialty. He is skeptical and doesn’t fully believe in something until he sees it with his own eyes or without any scientific evidence. He is somewhat of a perfectionist, and seriously gets pissed off when something doesn’t go according to his plans, even if it is just a minor detail. Caleb is academically gifted but doesn’t do well in social situations (due to his critical nature). However, he is very reliable, and that’s why some people keep him around. When he says he’ll do something, he’ll really do it. He is also determined and it is hard for him to back down from a challenge.

Fatal Flaw: Caleb is selfish and doesn’t depend on anyone but himself. He has no real friends, and that’s going to be his downfall someday if he doesn’t do anything about it.

Pets: None

Talents: Caleb doesn’t really have godly powers unless you count the critical side of him (which he gets from his father). However, he is smart and rather skilled in knife-throwing and knife-fighting.

Weapons: Caleb’s weapon is a special dagger crafted by both himself and a Hephaestus camper (who was forced to work with him). This one-foot celestial bronze dagger draws energy from its owner and converts this energy into an electric current. Touching the blade will give one a nasty electric shock, and when stabbed with it, instantly electrocutes the victim to death. This dagger doesn’t have a name since Caleb sees no point in naming inanimate objects.

Year-Round or Summer: Year-Round

Other: Believe it or not, Caleb had two ‘fling’ relationships even with his unlikable nature. It was mostly because he was dared to by some of his classmates.

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Brief History: When David Morrigan, an intellectual businessman, learned that he had a child with the goddess of wisdom, he was overwhelmed with joy. He had always dreamed of a child who would bring him a lot of honor, especially in academic things. David had taught little Abigail how to read, write and do basic arithmetic at around three years old. Abigail had only slight dyslexia so she found these to be easier than other gods, but she had extreme ADHD to make up for that. Anyway, Abby always met his high expectations as the little girl mastered everything David taught her at such a young age. Abby became David’s pride and joy, his finest treasure to show off to all his friends and acquaintances. Abby didn’t mind it at that time, being too young to understand that her father considered her as more of a trophy than his child.

Abigail aced all her subjects when she started going to school. She was the teacher’s pet, the smartest kid in class, and she won awards like ‘Most Behaved’, ‘Most Friendly’ and things like that. David was beyond ecstatic for having such a gifted child in his hands. But what he failed to notice—or ignored, really—was that other kids avoided Abigail. They were mostly jealous of her, but Abby didn’t really fully understand why. She was just an innocent and naïve kid back then. Despite the efforts she invested in making friends with other children her age, her schoolmates still didn’t like her because she was the ideal kid and they were jealous of that fact.

Then, a single mistake changed it all.

When Abby was in second grade, she failed one exam. It was the first exam she ever failed. She was slightly scared to tell her dad about it, since he was always pressuring her to be the best. When she finally told him, David went from super nice to extremely scary. He started yelling at her for failing, telling her that she didn’t try hard enough. Scared of the sudden change in her father’s demeanor, Abigail became terrified of failing. But then, the pressure seemed to get on her nerves more than she realized, and soon enough found herself failing subject after subject, the pressure just getting into her head. Unable to face the shame, David pulled Abby out of school and moved from one state to another to start over.

It seemed to be a cycle. Abigail did well at first, then commits a single mistake then screws it all up. Then they moved. This happened a lot of times that Abby couldn’t even remember where she was born. And she couldn’t even ask David, since her father was growing more and more distant from her every time she disappointed him. It even came to a point when they were no longer speaking to each other, the only words exchanged limited to ‘pass me the salt’ or trivial things along those lines. Eventually, Abigail got pretty tired of it and just started failing subjects on purpose. And somehow it was much easier. Even if she got an F, Abby actually learned more things with most of the pressure now gone. She just no longer felt the need to please her father, and that just brought her intense relief.

Then it just occurred to Abigail. What if she just ran away? Her father no longer cared anyway. So one day while her father believed that she was going to school, she just decided to run away. With her school bag containing clothes instead of books, Abby just strayed off the path to find her own way. Fortunately, a satyr found her before she could attract some trouble or monsters and brought her to camp. Then she was claimed immediately as she set foot in the camp’s borders.

Abigail liked camp ever since, and she was definitely sure that her dad had no idea that she was here. In fact, Abby guessed that her dad assumed her to be dead. It still hurt her a bit every now and then, not seeing her dad, but she had convinced herself that it was for the best.

Physical Appearance: Standing at a measly height of 5’4”, Abigail has straight dirty blond hair reaching around five inches past her shoulders. She sports the trademark gray eyes of an Athena child. Abby has fair looks as described by most people. She takes great care of her appearance, carefully avoiding imperfections like acne or pimples. She also dresses nicely, looking girly and conservative—usually wearing a tight-fitting shirt and skinny jeans.

Personality: Abigail is actually a pretty nice and friendly girl. Being selfless, she loves helping people, even those she doesn’t know. She always believes that people have a bright side and that not everyone is all bad. She can trust a person easily, but once that trust is broken, Abby will never trust said person again. Abby is clever enough to not let herself be manipulated. She is the kind of girl who knows that she is rather smart, but prefers not to show it. It is safe to say that this demigod knows her limits well. She has also grown to be very independent since her father had started to ignore her, and she would rather not ask someone for help.

When Abigail decided to no longer care about school, she eventually progressed into a more rebellious and lazy style of living. She learned to ignore rules and procrastinate. She also won’t do something she doesn’t like. Abby has also started to dislike studying, because it reminded her of her father and his expectations. Abby doesn’t hate her dad, but her feelings are somewhat between indifferent and just downside annoyed. Due to her extreme ADHD, Abigail just can't sit still and tends to walk around a lot just for something to do.

Fatal Flaw: Abigail can become too independent that she would actually refuse help even if she needs it. She can also be too helpful, but she hasn’t gotten into any trouble for that… yet.Pets: None, but Abby is thinking of getting something in the near future.Talents: Abigail is pretty clever, being a child of Athena, and she has a knack in formulating strategies and tactics. She would rather not fight though.Weapons: A three-foot-long celestial bronze sword named Strix. She is only an average swordfighter though as she almost never bothers to practice due to her laziness and lack of interest in battling.Year-Round or Summer: Year-RoundOther: Abby loves mind games and logical puzzles. She likes solving Sudoku puzzles in her spare time. Abby also avoids talking about her past or her father.

Brief History: Diana used to live in San Francisco, but moved to New York since strange things started happening to her small family when Alexandra was born. Things like huge beasts the size of trucks seemed to just appear out of nowhere and attack for no reason. Flying things also seemed to follow her family, and Diana even claimed to have seen one of these weird bird things tapping on her window. Even the minutes before she left the state with the toddler Alex in her arms and a small five-year-old boy Lios pulling on the end of her shirt, Diana was plagued with the appearance of creatures that seemed to come to life from her old Edith Hamilton mythology book.

For a few years, the small family lived peacefully. Being a person with a lot of connections, Diana was able to rise up the ladder and end up as a top manager of an accounting firm. Diana still noticed some unusual things every now and then, but she paid them no heed. She smartly devoted her time to work and raising her two children. She provided them with all their needs and even sent them to the best private schools. But even with this luxury, Lios and Alex did not grow up into rich spoiled brats. They were as normal as any other child.

Alexandra was the typical average student. She wasn’t one of the popular kids in school. She kept her cool, tried not to get into too much trouble, and has a huge circle of friends since she liked to talk to everyone and anyone in general. She was similar to her half-brother Lios in many ways, and they even tend to clash at times, but they got along surprisingly well.

And then, there came the time when strange things started to happen again.

Lios, a fifteen-year-old then, was extremely annoyed when Alex gave him back his GameBoy with its battery dead and fried. She claimed to have not tampered with the hardware but couldn’t explain how the battery ended up pretty much burned. However, Alex admitted to having been totally frustrated with the GameBoy when she lost all her lives in the game she was playing.

Pretty soon, Diana discovered that most of Alex’s gadgets ended up being burnt, as much as the ten-year-old tried to hide them. She noticed that Alex’s cell phones got destroyed often, and these usually happen after she fails an exam or a subject. Or when she gets into a fight with her friends.

Diana also found it weird how a crippled boy from Alex’s class seemed to follow her everywhere.

And the last straw? When a huge shadowy dog went on a rampage in their very own home, almost killing the three of them. They would have been dead if the crippled boy hadn’t shown up and played his flute to somehow subdue the beast.

Since then, Alex was sent to camp. She wasn’t entirely sure why, but she figured it out after about a week. She was claimed three years after she first entered camp, during a thunder storm. A lightning bolt was about to hit one of her fellow campers and Alex instinctively manipulated the said bolt to hit a place somewhere else. She passed out after doing this, but not before seeing the lightning bolt symbol above head.

Physical Appearance: Alexandra originally had blonde hair, but at some point in her life, she dyed it black. Her hair is long, nearly reaching her elbow, and is often messy—but in a somewhat good way, since she still looks good even with her hair like that. Her eyes are a clear shade of blue like the sky, but she often wears shades to cover them. She doesn’t really wear a lot of make-up, just some concealer here and there to hide a few zits. Standing at 5'6", she is rather skinny for not eating a lot. As for what Alex wears, she usually goes with a tight-fitting shirt and shorts on a normal day. She can be girly when it comes to picking clothes for occasions though. Alex always has her camera with her, usually strapped to a colorful lanyard around her neck.

Personality: Alexandra is, for the most part, unpredictable. She can go from happy-go-lucky to annoyed in just mere seconds, and it is usually just caused by a small detail. Alex can be very moody as well, but most of the time she is pretty hyperactive. With people, she tends to ramble on and on, even about random things that have no connection to the topic whatsoever. People have told her that she has the mind of a five-year-old. Contrary to this, she can be very quiet when alone, often lost in her thoughts.

Alex leaps before she looks. She can blurt out things without thinking, and most of the time she doesn’t know that she’s already hurting people with her words. She is also a frequent liar and breaks promises often, so the people who know her don’t really trust her completely. Another trait of Alex is that she finds it hard to finish things she has started, since her attention span is really short and she loses interest in them halfway through. This makes her rather impatient at times.

Fatal Flaw: Alex cannot control her emotions. She is rubbish at anger management.Pets: NoneTalents: As a child of Zeus, Alexandra can control lightning. She can actually channel electricity from her fingertips, but she only has mild control of the electricity and using this power drains a lot of her energy. Since she doesn’t really practice using this a lot, the electricity she channels goes out of control and usually hurts any creature within a five foot radius from Alex. Her power also goes out of control when is feeling a particularly strong emotion like anger and excitement. Her skills in combat extends to her being an average fighter with her twin blades.

Outside her demigod abilities, Alex is a skilled photographer. Her hobby involves taking pictures of sceneries, people, or anything that can be captured on camera. Alex keeps a scrapbook containing all of her prized pictures, and shows them only to her close friends.Weapons: Alex has a pair of celestial bronze daggers. These are very similar in appearance, with the golden hilts imprinted with a lightning sigil. Alex can also channel electricity through these blades, able to electrocute the things she stabs with them. When not in use, Alex can press the buttons on the bottom of the handles to transform them into twin golden bracelets. She wears one on each hand, and to activate their dagger mode, Alex only has to clap them together, with each bracelet touching the other on the lightning symbol embedded on its side.Year-Round or Summer: Year-RoundOther: Alexandra absolutely hates to be called this name. She usually introduces herself as Alex, her preferred nickname.

Jonathan AdamsSon of AphroditeI'm still alive but I'm barely breathing.Just prayed to a god that I don't believe in.'Cause I got time while she got freedom.'Cause when a heart breaks, it doesn't break even.

Brief History: At 26, Winston Hayles was on his way to stardom. He got the looks, the charm and the confidence to be every woman's dream. A great actor, Winston was already climbing the ladder to be a Hollywood star. He would have gotten it too, if he hadn't caught the heart of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. They began to date, and such was Winston's love and attraction for Aphrodite that he proposed marriage within a year. He didn't know that he was in love with a Greek goddess. So naturally, the goddess refused, leaving the young man's heart crushed and broken. He was even more hurt when Aphrodite stopped seeing him for his sake. Winston's career took a turn for the worst as he sank into depression. He started drinking and smoking. Then suddenly, he found himself, with his head pounding from a hangover, opening the door of his home to reveal a baby boy waiting for him there.

Winston knew that the child was his and Aphrodite's. He tried to take care of the boy who he named Jonathan. But his attempts were futile. He had no idea how to be a parent, and it didn't help that Jonathan very much reminded him of his past lover. A mere glance at Jonathan triggered unhelpful memories in Winston's mind, and he knew that he couldn't bear to live with this kid, even if he loved him so much. Thinking it was for the best, Winston left Jonathan in an orphanage in New York when he was around a month old. Jobless and depressed, Winston returned to his vices. He died a month later, committing suicide.

Jonathan spent three years in the orphanage when a childless elderly couple took a liking to him. Hayden and Karla Adams viewed Jonathan as the child of their dreams. Jonathan loved them from the get-go, and pretty soon he was accepted into the kind family. He grew up to be a nice and well-mannered young man with the guidance of his adoptive parents. He knew that he was adopted, and still hopes that one day he would be able to find out who his father is.

It was in his adolescent and teenage years when Jonathan faced his heartbreaks.

The first one was when he was twelve. Being the shy gentleman he was, Jonathan took weeks planning to ask out a close friend of his. He wasn't one of the popular kids--rather he was the kid who always quietly sat in the back. A few months later, on Valentine's Day, Jonathan bought a rose for the girl and got ready to actually ask her out, when he learned that she was already seeing someone. Jonathan tried to hide the pain, letting everyone think he was okay with that. But he wasn't. Jonathan was in too deep. It took him a year to get over the girl.

Then he started to like the girl's best friend. Learning from his mistakes, Jonathan took the chance to ask her out quickly. His class was surprised to see the shy boy muster up his courage to ask someone out. To his joy, he was accepted and soon enough they started dating. The relationship lasted barely a year, until the girl dumped him. Even if she told him that he was a nice guy and that they just didn't seem to be the match, Jonathan was still really hurt. But, like before, he chose to hide his true feelings and just shrug it off like it was no big deal. It took him two years to finally let go, and within those two years he found his way to camp with the help of an old satyr.

And then, his last girlfriend came. They lasted for half a year, until Jonathan found out that she was cheating on him. He broke up with her quickly. Jonathan then realized in the next few days, through the help of his friends, that the girl was pretty much manipulating him from the start. He was so hurt to hear that, but like always, he made it look like he wasn't really affected.

After that he didn't really trust love anymore. Up to this day, he finds it ironic that a son of the goddess of love could experience so much pain through love.

Physical Appearance: Jonathan has dark brown hair which he doesn't really fix much. His hair is only long enough to reach the collar of his polo shirt. His eyes are jade green and are often unreadable. He stands at 6'1" with his body looking fit for his height even if he's not that muscular. He usually wears a polo shirt and jeans, but will occasionally go with his black leather jacket.

Personality: Jonathan is sweet and quite the gentleman. He pretty much cares for everyone, even if that person is merely a stranger walking across the street. He inherited his father's looks and charm, and coupled with Aphrodite's traits, he can be quite the lady killer. In fact, he could be, if he wasn't so shy and quiet. He has little to no flirting skills, which is quite surprising for someone who is a child of Aphrodite. Usually he listens rather than talks. He is also really patient so he doesn't really get angry easily. He has great control over his emotions that he can fool people with what he really feels.

Jonathan is the type of person who will hide his pain rather than let anybody know about it. His kindness also leads him to be easily manipulated. He trusts people so easily too. Jonathan is also very adept at lying. He often uses his lying skills to avoid hurting people with the truth. He believes in second chances, which in excess, is not a good belief.

Fatal Flaw: Jonathan can be easily manipulated. He also bottles up emotions like pain and suffering, so it can probably lead him to depression.Pets: None.Talents: It isn't a widespread fact, but Jonathan has a potential in charmspeaking. He doesn't know that he has his power, but he unconsciously uses it...and its use is pretty much random so Jonathan can't really tell if he can charmspeak or not. Maybe he'll learn to control it someday, but how could he when he doesn't even know his own strength? Jonathan can also tell if a person is in love with someone just by staring into their eyes for a certain duration of time. He can't tell who they love though, only that they are in love.Weapons: Jonathan isn't a fan of fighting, but if he needs to, he is great with his three-foot long celestial bronze sword, Rixus. When not in use, Rixus turns into a necklace he always wears. The silver pendant of this necklace bears a dove symbol, also engraved in the hilt of his sword.Year-Round or Summer: Year-round, but he goes home whenever he feels like it.Other: None

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